Preventing Outbreaks through Interactive, Experiential Real-Life Simulations
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UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Microbiology and Physiological SystemsProgram in Bioinformatics and Integrative Biology
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2020-09-17Keywords
pathogensviruses
outbreaks
pandemic response
Operation Outbreak
simulation
education
epidemiological models
prediction
SARS-CoV-2COVID-19BioinformaticsComputer SciencesEpidemiologyHealth Information TechnologyImmunology and Infectious DiseaseInfectious DiseaseMedical EducationPathogenic MicrobiologyPublic Health Education and PromotionVirus Diseases
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Operation Outbreak (OO) is a Bluetooth-based simulation platform that teaches students how pathogens spread and the impact of interventions, thereby facilitating the safe reopening of schools. OO also generates data to inform epidemiological models and prevent future outbreaks. Before SARS-CoV-2 was reported, we repeatedly simulated a virus with similar features, correctly predicting many human behaviors later observed during the pandemic.Source
Colubri A, Kemball M, Sani K, Boehm C, Mutch-Jones K, Fry B, Brown T, Sabeti PC. Preventing Outbreaks through Interactive, Experiential Real-Life Simulations. Cell. 2020 Sep 17;182(6):1366-1371. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.08.042. Epub 2020 Sep 2. PMID: 32905783. Link to article on publisher's site